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28 Mar
A new study finds sucralose, the primary sweetener in Splenda, changes brain activity related to hunger. Researchers say the results could be stronger cravings.
27 Mar
A new peel-and-sniff card was tested by 180 adults, and the results showed those with mild cognitive impairment had significantly more trouble identifying and remembering odors.
25 Mar
What you eat greatly impacts your chances of healthy aging. In a new study, just over 9% of U.S. adults made it to the age of 70 free of physical, mental and cognitive impairments, and their diet had a lot to do with it, according to researchers.
Wearing a smartwatch might do more than track steps (or your texts) -- it could be a powerful tool for helping people with type 2 diabetes stay active, a new study says.
Participants were more likely to start and maintain an exercise regimen if they had a smartwatch providing them feedback and encouragement, researchers reported March 27 i...
Certain stages of sleep – deep sleep and dream sleep – appear to contribute to brain health in ways that affect risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.
People who get less deep sleep or dream sleep have smaller volumes in critical brain regions, researchers reported today in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medici...
Use of cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has increased dramatically among people with type 1 diabetes, raising safety concerns among experts, a new study says.
Both adults and children with type 1 diabetes are taking the drugs more often to manage obesity, researchers reported in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and...
Breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer might not conserve as much as previously thought, a new study suggests.
Women’s breasts can shrink considerably after they’ve undergone radiation therapy and lumpectomy for their early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported March 27 in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Sur...
Surgery might not be needed to treat as many as 60% of early-stage breast cancers, a new study says.
Breast cancers that have been completely wiped out by chemotherapy and radiation treatment are not likely to come back, according to a small-scale clinical trial published March 28 in JAMA Oncology.
The trial tracked 31 women...
A new formula made with natural citrus oil could help cancer patients find relief from dry mouth, a common and painful side effect of radiation treatments.
The formula was created by researchers at the University of South Australia and Stanford University. It mixes limonene -- a citrus oil found in lemons, limes and oranges -- with healthy...
As a measles outbreak spreads across U.S., doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: Children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.
At Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, several unvaccinated children showed signs of liver problems after taking large amounts of vitamin A, according to Dr. Lara Johnson, th...
The Trump administration will lay off 10,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a major reorganization, officials announced Thursday.
The changes reflect efforts to cut the size of the federal government and follow Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vision for the agency.
Before the cut...
A Michigan resident has died after receiving an organ transplant infected with rabies, state health officials said Wednesday.
The patient got the transplant at an Ohio hospital in December and passed away the following month.
The exact type of organ and the patient’s identity have not been shared, according to NBC News...
A pioneering technique can help nearly twice as many men preserve erectile function following prostate cancer surgery, researchers say.
The new surgical method, called NeuroSAFE, preserves the nerves that run through the prostate’s outer layers, which are thought to be responsible for producing erections, according to a report publis...
Liz Cox, 80, had been suffering from severe stomach pains and anemia for nearly 30 years before doctors finally diagnosed her with celiac disease.
Cox first developed severe stomach pains in her 30s, after having her three children.
“My doctor carried out various tests, but celiac disease wasn't very well known then, so I wasn'...
Splenda doesn’t directly add calories to your diet, but the sweetener still might lead people to pack on pounds, a new study says.
The sugar substitute might spur on a person’s appetite and feelings of hunger, potentially leading them to overeat, according to results published March 26 in the journal Nature Metabolism....
Is there a person in your life who just can’t stop scrolling social media, almost as if they’ve formed an emotional dependence on sites like Instagram and TikTok?
Such an attachment might be associated with worse mental health symptoms among young people being treated for depression, anxiety or suicidal thoughts, a new study sa...
The risk of a full-blown stroke will remain high for at least a decade after a person has a slight brush with stroke, in the form of a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke, a new study says.
These patients have a nearly 13% increased risk of stroke over five years and a 20% increased risk over a decade, researchers reported March 26 i...
Virtual reality (VR) might be able to provide cancer patients significant pain relief, a new study says.
A small group of cancer patients reported a decrease in their pain after using VR headsets that allowed them to explore realistic underwater scenes, according to findings published recently in the journal Scientific Reports.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund new research on how climate change affects people’s health, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.
The new directive was shared internally with staff last week. It follows other action to stop NIH support for studies related to gender identity, LGBTQ+ health, ...
A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she’s doing well.
The woman, reportedly 69 years old, had kidney failure for eight years before receiving the pig kidney.
The operation took place at Xijing Hospital of the Fourth Military Med...
Heart disease might contribute to the sort of brain shrinkage seen in dementia, a new study says.
People with early signs of heart problems are more likely to have brain changes associated with dementia, researchers reported on March 26 in the journal Neurology.
Specifically, people whose hearts aren’t pumping blood ef...
The nose might know whether a person is showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.
Older adults who’ve developed mild cognitive impairment -- a precursor to dementia and Alzheimer’s -- score lower on a peel-and-sniff test than people with normal brains, according to findings published March ...
HIV could explode worldwide in the wake of U.S. cuts to foreign aid, resulting in millions of AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infection, a new analysis says.
President Donald Trump has floated the notion of ending the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program created under President George W. Bush that combats H...